Staff Nurse - Ophthalmology Outpatients

Dorset County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust; Dorchester; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 39,000; Full time

Job summary

Dorset County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust invites applications for a motivated Registered Nurse to join the Ophthalmology Outpatients team. The post supports consultation clinics, minor operative procedures, and maintaining patient safety and high standards of care.

The successful candidate will show excellent communication, and a willingness to develop leadership skills and support staff development, including supervision and reflective learning in line with Trust Policy.

Qualifications

• Evidence of ability to practice as competent practitioner.
• Evidence of ability to maintain effective working relationships with colleagues, patients and visitors.
• Evidence of ability to manage time effectively and prioritise case load.
• Demonstrate an understanding of and contribution to quality improvement.
• Demonstrate an understanding of information governance and confidentiality.
• Demonstrates an understanding of clinical governance.
• Understanding of clinical governance and its requirements, especially risk management.

Responsibilities

• Right to Work in the UK: This is not available for Skilled Worker visa sponsorship.
• Our Job Description and Person Specification tells you all about this role and what is needed to succeed.
• When completing your application please tell us how your experience and skills fit the person specification.

Skills

Time management

Patient advocacy

Communication skills

Leadership development

Clinical supervision

Quality improvement

Information governance

Risk management

Education

Registered Adult Nurse

CPD evidence

Job description

Dorset County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Staff Nurse - Ophthalmology Outpatients

The closing date is 01 November 2026

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a motivated Registered Nurse to work in the Ophthalmology Outpatients department.

The role requires flexible and adaptable skills, an aptitude to learn and a motivation to develop your own clinical skills in line with progressive service delivery, involving supporting consultation clinics and minor operative procedures, contributing to maintaining patient safety, quality care and standards.

You will require excellent communication skills and a willingness to develop your management and leaderships skills including supporting staff development.

You will deliver and participate in as required, clinical supervision and reflective learning in accordance with Trust Policy

Main duties of the job

We are looking to recruit a highly motivated and enthusiastic trained nurse to assist with the delivery of high standards of care.

The successful applicant will be required to demonstrate skills and knowledge such as:

• Chaperoning, being a patient advocate.
• Assisting in procedure clinics and supporting patient recovery.
• Supporting various Ophthalmology clinics.
• Supporting the development of new staff.
• Supervision and assessment of students.
• Communicating with patients, their families/carers and staff.
• Time management.
• Basic level of leadership skills/experience.

About us

At DCHFT, we pride ourselves on the care we provide for our patients, and on the culture, we are creating for our staff. We work hard to create a fair, inclusive environment for our staff.

Our Mission is to work in partnership to provide high quality, compassionate services and to nurture an environment where people can be at their best. Our vision is healthier lives, empowered citizens, thriving communities.

We are a Trust that celebrates diversity, and we are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We welcome applications from people in all under‑represented groups.

We understand that AI can be a useful tool when completing your application. However, we are seeing an increasing over-reliance of AI tools, which can negatively affect your application as it reduces a candidate's individuality, and makes it difficult for us to gain a clear and authentic understanding of your experience, skills, and in turn your suitability for the role.

All submissions must be truthful and if you do use AI, it should only be used to enhance your application and not create your supporting statement in its entirety. Your supporting statement should be in your own words and must accurately reflect your personal experience and achievements. Where we have concerns that AI has been used to generate content that misrepresents your experience and suitability for the role, we may withdraw your application.

Job responsibilities

Right to Work in the UK: This is not available for Skilled Worker visa sponsorship. Applicants must already have the legal right to work in the UK at the time of application. Unfortunately, we are unable to support visa applications for this post in line with UKVI regulations.

Our DCHFT Job Description and Person Specification (attached) tells you all about this role, what to expect and what is needed to succeed. When completing your application please make sure to tell us how your experience and skills fit the person specification.

Please contact us at [e-mail] if you are unable to view or download the attachment.

For all our roles, we are looking for staff who hold our Trust Values of Integrity, Respect Teamwork and Excellence, and who are passionate about providing the best patient care. To read more about our Trust and our Values search Dorset County Hospital online.

Skills & Abilities

• Evidence of ability to practice as competent practitioner.
• Evidence of ability to maintain effective working relationships with colleagues, patients and visitors.
• Evidence of ability to manage time effectively and prioritise case load.
• Demonstrate an understanding of and contribution to quality improvement.
• Demonstrate and understanding of information governance and confidentiality
• Demonstrates and understanding of clinical governance
• Understanding of clinical governance and its requirements, especially risk management.

Education, Qualifications & Training

• Registered Adult Nurse
• Evidence of current CPD

Kowledge & Experience

• Understanding professional and current issues in nursing.
• Experience of working in ophthalmology/ outpatient setting.
• Minimum of 6 month's post registration experience

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Dorset County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

£32,073 to £39,043 a yearPro Rata Per Annum